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- Ministry of HR allows Sponsorship Changes without Conditions after Coronavirus
Posted by : Aahil Shaik
Friday, March 27, 2020
Ministry of Human Resource allows Sponsorship Transfer of Employees without Conditions after Coronavirus
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD) in Saudi Arabia announced that it has permitted easy transfers or sponsorship changes of expatriate workers between one private company to other company or establishment with out any conditions through Ministry's Ajeer hiring portal after coronavirus situation in the country. Trending : Saudi Arabia releases 250 detainees over Coronavirus
Ajeer hiring portal manages contractual relationships between sponsors (Employers) and employees (Workers), In this system private companies can transfer their expatriate workers without mentioning the types of their commercial activities, This comes from Ministry after the current situation of coronavirus in the Kingdom.
- This option is going to help many companies to benefit from the available manpower in the labor market of Saudi Arabia, However, The hiring can only be done through Ajeer portal in order to support the sectors which need more manpower. See Also : Ministry of HR guide on Remote work amid Coronavirus outbreak
- The private companies or establishments can benefit from this service electronically through https://ajeer.qiwa.sa without the involvement of branches of ministry in this purpose.
- It will help in reducing the expenses of the companies that have less demand of workers to allow hiring their workers to those companies which need high workforce. Recommend : Increase of purchase limit to 300 SR without Pin in MADA Atheer
- The Ministry of Human Resource and Social Development has given a number of exemptions in their conditions for transfers, Which includes exemption for condition under which transfer of workers is allowed in the same commercial activity and the upper the limit of transfer is 20% of the number of employees of the company.